We are the United Rugby Championship (URC), the new global club rugby tournament featuring 16 super clubs from five rugby power-house nations, forming the most unique, diverse, passion-fueled, high-octane league in the world. Our competition unites the DHL Stormers (Cape Town), Emirates Lions (Jo’burg), Cell C Sharks (Durban) and Vodacom Bulls (Pretoria) with the best teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, forming a competition that is home to Rugby World Cup winners and British & Irish Lions.
Since launching in September 2021 we are growing fast, smashing broadcast records and shaking up the establishment. And we’re using our platform to make a difference to the people we serve with new fan engagement and community outreach. This includes launching URC.TV, a new live streaming platform, to bring the championship to fans across the world, whether it is to watch live games, replays, highlights or top tries.
URC.TV is a joint venture partnership with between URC and RTÉ to meet the changing consumption habits of fans. URC.TV is an extension of the traditional broadcaster/rightsholder partnership model that relies on both parties working even closer together to deliver premium viewing experiences to rugby fans.
URC TV is a proud entrant into the 2022 Platform of the Year – D2C category.
